For every “The Office,” there are five cases of “Gracepoint,” or an American remake of a successful foreign show that inevitably goes down in flames.

Actually, it usually goes down with the soft thud of mediocrity, like “Gracepoint,” Fox’s remake of the UK’s “Broadchurch” that struggled for viewership and was axed after one season. At least the superior British original is still on, with Season 2 premiering March 4 on BBC America.

The former is based on an Australian miniseries (which you can stream on Netflix) that explores what happens after an adult slaps an unruly child at a party. The US version boasts a mouthwatering cast that includes Peter Sarsgaard, Zachary Quinto and Uma Thurman. Don’t let us down!

“The Returned,” inspired by a French series that aired on Sundance, deals with people who come back from the dead, seemingly unaffected. The original relied almost entirely on an especially eerie mood, so it’ll be interesting to see how action-obsessed Yanks will handle the A&E version.

And there’s more!

Production company Endemol Shine North America has announced an interest in remaking the BBC’s super-creepy, deeply disturbing “Black Mirror” (available on Netflix). Elsewhere, NBC has tapped the producers of Australia’s “The Strange Calls” (available on Hulu) to remake their own “horror comedy” stateside.

The Aussies may want to take a good look at Showtime’s “Episodes” — about British writers working on the American adaptation of their own show — before venturing over here.